Originally Posted by ScottC
If I were you I'd wait a week or 2, the RCA has pretty poor reviews and it doesn't handle many video formats. The new Archos Gmimi might be a better choice:
http://www.archos.com/products/prw_5...byfocykb2oyccj
It's MSRP is $399 but stores like buy.com are already offering it for as low as $339.
I'm intrigued by the Gmini because it may finally let me watch all those "Nature" and "National Geo" programs that I've got saved "Until I delete" on TiVo that I never seem to have the time to watch
at home. Could be a nice alternative to DVD movies on long flights. And... the price is right.
So here are my deal-breaker questions:
- is it possible to transfer TiVo programs to this gizmo
without a degree in rocket science (which I don't have)?
- can you
really watch those programs on the tiny screen and
enjoy the experience. Oh wait... I could hook it up to my PowerBook inflight, right. But would the image be so grainy as to be unwatchable? I guess I'm asking what resolution this gizmo stores the video in... VHS quality (ugh!)? VCD quality (passable)? DVD quality (I doubt it, besides my cable signal needs a lot be desired anyway)?